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Date:      Thu, 26 Feb 2004 09:46:55 -0600
From:      "Jacques A. Vidrine" <nectar@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
Cc:        cvs-all@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/contrib/pf/net if_pflog.c if_pflog.h if_pfsync.c if_pfsync.h pf.c pf_ioctl.c pf_norm.c pf_osfp.c pf_table.c pfvar.h src/sys/contrib/pf/netinet in4_cksum.c
Message-ID:  <20040226154655.GE46714@madman.celabo.org>
In-Reply-To: <20040226060126.GA70201@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
References:  <200402260234.i1Q2YDx1014240@repoman.freebsd.org> <20040226060126.GA70201@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>

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[Disclaimer:  I am long-time, loyal IPFilter user and I think everything
 else is crap. :-) ]

On Wed, Feb 25, 2004 at 10:01:26PM -0800, Steve Kargl wrote:
> Was this import discussed on arch@ or current@?  We now have ipfw, ipfilter,
> and pf in the base system.  How many more firewall packages are we going
> to import into the base system?  Are you going to remove ipfw or ipfilter?
> Is there a NO_PF make.conf knob?

Choice is good.  Three firewalls is maybe pushing the limit, but these
three are Very Important to our community.

NO_PF, NO_IPF, and NO_IPFW would be good--- anyone have tested patches?

The only downside IMHO is now I have to watch for security issues
in pf :-)

Cheers,
-- 
Jacques Vidrine / nectar@celabo.org / jvidrine@verio.net / nectar@freebsd.org



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